Opening Weekend

Salt is Strong, but Inception Holds Stronger: Weekend Box Office

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Mendelson

Inception was again number one, with $43.5 million in its second weekend. That's a borderline-shocking drop of just 30%, which is almost unheard of in this day and age of mega-openers.

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Two Face

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erik Lundegaard

Spider-Man 3 set an opening weekend record last year but its final tally ($336m) barely doubled its opening weekend. Why? It wasn't that good. The Dark Knight keeps going. Why? Because it's good.

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The Summer Blockbuster: God's Gift

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lindsay Mannering

The Fourth of July has always been associated with fireworks, cookouts, and warm weather, but in the 1980's, "summer blockbuster" was added to the lis...

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